Buying Advice DID I PAY TOO MUCH?

[fried1765]

I just agreed to purchase a 2006 Kubota L48 TLB from a private party,.... original owner.

The machine has 250 hours.(average 19.2 hours per yr.)

Has 3 rear remotes, plus one front remote with a splitter.

Has skid steer loader bucket with hydraulically operated connect/disconnect (no dismount necessary)

Has hydraulic thumb.

Backhoe bucket is quick disconnect.

3pt hitch and PTO

Tires 99%

Seat has small tear......I'll get it repaired

Never plowed in salt.

The machine appears to have no flaws, except for slightly faded paint (it is 13 years old).

32K........Too much ????......about right ????......Good deal ????

 

[LindenBruce]

Well, new L47s in similar configuration are going for 50k. So prolly a good deal IDK. I don see to many of those on the market. B

 

[ericm979]

Too late now! Enjoy it.

It sounds quite fancy with all the hydraulics and quick releases.

 

[4570Man]

With all the options I don’t think so. The hydraulics on the front is a multi thousand option and the hydraulic thumb is another multi thousand option.

 

[fried1765]

Too late now! Enjoy it.

It sounds quite fancy with all the hydraulics and quick releases.

"Too late now"

Not yet!
I will not pay until next month.

 

[Wagtail]

"Too late now"

Not yet!
I will not pay until next month.

Crap. You've been in the game long enough that you wouldn't have agreed on the price for this rig... you know that 250 hours is just broken in, despite the age, AND it's not tier 4.

Therefore, only you can determine if you payed too much.

Personally, after I make the decision to buy anything = tractor, lawn tractor, implements, tools, ... you get the idea... I then forget about what I paid for it. It's 'second guessing' yourself. Don't put yourself through that.

 

[Diggin It]

I just agreed to purchase ...

"Too late now"

Not yet!
I will not pay until next month.

Once I agree to do something, it IS 'too late' unless the other side changes something.

 

[dodge man]

Drop it off at my house for a couple weeks and I will let you know if you paid to much.

 

[fried1765]

Once I agree to do something, it IS 'too late' unless the other side changes something.

So..... if you received a cancer diagnosis, had a heart attack, your house burned to the ground, or your wife cleaned out your bank account, before the deal was closed, you would still go through with it?
It still.... " IS too late" ????
ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!
You are an amazingly honorable person.
In my opinion,..... the ONLY really "too late", is after death itself!

As an aside: The seller is selling because he is 61 and has Parkinsons disease.
A very nice guy!
I am 78, so,..... who knows how long I will be around to play with my Kubota toy.
But.......I'm gonna git it !!!!!

Next on my agenda: Sell my completely restored Ford 3400 TLB, pristine 1981 VW diesel pickup, Haulmark cargo trailer, and 1902 doctor buggy.
Will help pay for the L-48, and free up storage space.
Craigslist/E-Bay.... here we come!

 

[Turbys_1700]

Always be happy in your trade...

 

[finn1]

Look forward, not back.

I know for a fact that I have paid too much for many things, but have no regrets.

It’s only money......

 

[4get gto]

Loaded question.
Like when my wife asks how she looks.

 

[USAFpj]

Craigslist/E-Bay.... here we come!

Good luck on your sales, Fried. I think the Kubota sounds like a great tractor!

I also hope that once your potential buyers on C-List agree to purchase your items, that they follow through with their word..

 

[fried1765]

Good luck on your sales, Fried. I think the Kubota sounds like a great tractor!

I also hope that once your potential buyers on C-List agree to purchase your items, that they follow through with their word..

"that they follow through with their word"

If they don't... "follow through"..... it won't bother me even a little a bit.
It is a big world: There is ALWAYS another buyer out there.

My son listed an old 70HP outboard on E-Bay, and the high bid was $800, but the bidder did not pay.
Son listed it again, and sold for $1525.
So......what's the problem?

 

[Molalla1]

"that they follow through with their word"

If they don't... "follow through"..... it won't bother me even a little a bit.
It is a big world: There is ALWAYS another buyer out there.

My son listed an old 70HP outboard on E-Bay, and the high bid was $800, but the bidder did not pay.
Son listed it again, and sold for $1525.
So......what's the problem?

Go for it fried . . . get the new toy we are burning time . . . :drink:

 

[Bird]

32K........Too much ????......about right ????......Good deal ????

This reminded me of something from a lot of years ago. The younger of my two brothers, and his wife, both had full time jobs when they took in her mother who was in a wheelchair most of the time. So they hired an older lady to do a little house cleaning and stay with the mother during the day. One morning that lady showed up with a fairly new car and wanted them to see it. My brother told her (and told me later) that it was a very nice car. The old lady then asked him, "Well, aren't you going to ask me what I paid for it? Everyone else has." My brother told her, "No, I figure the price was just about right. If it had been too high, you wouldn't have bought it, and if it had been too low, they wouldn't have sold it to you."

 

[LindenBruce]

Where do you guys find these deals? I'm out in Commifornia and it seems like the vast majority of tractors for sale are east of the Rockies. SMH. B.

 

[Molalla1]

Where do you guys find these deals? I'm out in Commifornia and it seems like the vast majority of tractors for sale are east of the Rockies. SMH. B.

I think you answered your own question LindenBruce . . .

 

[LindenBruce]

I think you answered your own question LindenBruce . . .

Gee thanks. LOL. B

 

[Molalla1]

Gee thanks. LOL. B

:thumbsup: . . .